hacendado
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About large farms and their owners
- adjective
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hacendado
- The architecture of the hacendado homes reflected their wealth and status.
Examples
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The hacendado families held significant influence over the region's economy.
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Many hacendado traditions are still observed in rural communities today.
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The hacendado lifestyle is often romanticized in novels.
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Is that an old hacendado tradition?
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The hacendado often hosted lavish parties to showcase their wealth and land.
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In the countryside, the hacendado leads a life connected to agriculture and tradition.
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Many historical stories are centered around the lifestyles of the hacendado and their estates.
Surface Forms
hacendado positive
Etymology
Hacendado describes something connected with a hacienda 'estate' or 'large farm', so it literally means 'of the estate'. This comes from Spanish, and that's why calling a place or custom hacendado makes you think of the big houses and land of a hacienda.
